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NOTICE
On Monday, the 1st, August, 1927, all Departments will be CLOSED.
The Hongkong Dispensary, Dis- pensing Department, will be open for dispensing prescriptions from 10 a.m, to 1 pr. and from 8 pm. to 7,30 p.m."
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 28, 1927. INSURANCE OFFICES
HOLIDAYS.
NOTICE is hereby given that; all Fire and Marine Insurance Offices will be CLOSED for the transaction of business on MON- DAY, 1st August, 1927,
LOWE, BINGHAM AND MATTHEWS, Secretaries.
The Fire Insurance Association of Hongkong.
The Marine Insurance Association of Hongkong and Canton. EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION, (1914-1918).
BATHING PICNICS
A SPECIAL Bathing Picnic will be held on Bank Holiday, (Mon- Launch will The following replies are await-day, August Istu).
leave Queen's Pier at 3 p.m. us on ing, collection:~~
Sundays
The regular Bathing Plenic will held on Sunday, July also ba 311).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LAMMERT'S
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION,
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc tion,
on SATURDAY, the 38th July, 1927,. commencing at 11 n.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
1 Lot Old Copper Wire.
1 Case Corn Syrup.
1 Pilot Printing Press and Ac-
*essories,
also
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods. and.
(for account of the concerned.)
48 Pieces Chinese Silks, more
ar less damaged.
(Chinese 5 Dress Lengthe
Silk), more or less damaged, Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received. instructions from the Executor of the Estate of the inte Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens, to sell by Public Aud- tion,
on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 4th and 5th August, 1927, commencing each day at 11 a.m. with an interval from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. At No. 5, Peak Road.
1392, 42, 1397, 1441, [444, 1456, 1462 1453, 1512, 1516, 5, 26, 32, 38, 72, 80, 98, 101, 102, 161, 168, 174, 191, HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD. Household Furniture, Blackwood 194, 208, 102, 216, 226, 248, 249
WANTED.
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of 60 cents per share has been declared TUESDAY, 23rti payable en August next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be WANTED-Suitable employment.
abtained upon application at the for youth age 16 years, son of sol- Registered Oflice of the Company, dier regular army. Apply No. 249, care of "Hongkong Tele-Canal Road East, Bowrington graph."
Box
The Whole of Her Valuable of Pictures, Ware, Collection Curios, etc., etc.
comprising:-
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1927.
FORTHCOMING CONCERTS
THEATRE
ROYAL
Wednesday and Thursday, August 3rd & 4th.
ONE HUNDREDTH RECIAL SINCE STARTING PRESENT TOUR
World Famous Violinist in his around the World Concert Tour
Josef BORISSOFF
Accompanist-
Willy Relmann
PROGRAMME FOR AUGUST 3RD,
I
1. SYMPHONY ESPAUNOL
ALLEGRO ANDANTE RUNDO"
LALO
II
2. AVE MARIA
b/ MENDETT
$11 UBERT, WILHELMY MOZART
e/ PRELUDIUM ALLEGRO
PUGANI-KREISLER
INTERVAL III
3. n/ IMPRONTU
ROMANCE WITHOUT WORDS JOSEF BORISSOF VALSE STACÃATO,
4.
6
/ CAPRICE VIENDISE
LIEBESFREND
IV KREISLER
ej ZIGEUNERWEISEN
SARASATE.
Mr. Joget Berianiff compositions published
by Carl Fischer Co. and G. Shirmer New York, America
Mr. Jonel Borissoff Phonograph Records By Edison Phonograph Co.
Booking at ANDERSON MUSIO OD. Prices $4, $3. $2,
MONDAY, AUGUST 8th at 9.30 p.m.
Teak Hatstand with Beveled LEO PODOLSKY
Mirror, Drawing Room Suite, Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Overmantel, Oil Paintings, Old Japanese Prints, Bronze and Brass quered Ware, Barometer, Orna- Ware, Lacquered Cabinets, Lag Hongkong.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES"]ments, Curios, Cloisonne Ware, Teak Extension Dining Table, WANTED-By" long establish that the REGISTER OF MEM Curtains, Carpets, Rags, etc., etc.
9th Teak Sideboard, Dianer Waggon, TUESDAY, American Company young AmeriBERS of the Company will be
Cabinets, Cut Glass, Silver Ware, Cutlery, Crockery, Teak Desk, Chairs, Electric Fittings, Ceiling and Table Faus, Filter, Teak Ice Chests, Table Clock, etc., etc.
closed from
can or Britisher as an office assi Augusto MONDAY, 22nd August, tant. Reply stating experience to
1927, both days inclusive, 218. Box No.
care of kong Telegraph.”
By Order
FOR SALE.
perfect
"Hong-
condition
FOR SALE--Columbia Portable Kramaphone sterifies very cheap. Apply Box No. 250, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."
PREMISES TO LET.
of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS.
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th July, 1927.
BANK HOLIDAY,
In Accordance with Ordinan **) No. 5 of 1912, the Exchange Bank
Iron Bedsteads, Tenk Wardrobe with Bevelled Mirror Doors, Teak Dressing Table Glass Top, Teak Chest of Drawers, Teak Wash- stands, etc., etc.
Very Fine Carved Blackwood Ware, Porcelain Panalled Screens. Corear Cabinet with Brass Clasps. Mother of Pearl Inlaid Curio Cabi-
etc., etc.
TO LET:-One European FLAT will be CLOSED for the Transac-nets, Old Chinese Hall Lanterns, Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkongion of Pablie Basincan on MON- Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
TO LET Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Songkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building. TO LET-From 1st. June, furnish- ed flat at Mount. Kellet, No. 196, The Peak. Apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd..
COMMUBIOUS OFFICES to let la No. 1, Queen's Road. Central, also two ar 1 otces in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D." Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
TO LET.-Five roomed House No, 40, Granville Road, Kowloon, with flush system and all modern con- veniences. - Apply to: Spanish Dominican Procuration.
FLATS
ROOMS, single, Biso double, furnished or unfurnished, mid-level or Kowloon, excellent locations. Partial servico, if re-
Tel Small Investora. quired. C.4890.
TO LET-Earopean FLATS, 29A and 298, Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bathrooms servants quatters. I Apply Telephone C.547, or Thern- | hill Aerated Water Factory, 154, Praya East.
ΤΟ LET-Furnished mcdern Bungalow, five rooms, electric con- veniences telephone, gas, garden, garage. No. 1, Victory Avenue, Kowloon. Inspection solicited. Apply Box No. 251, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph."
TO LET SHIPPING OFFICES in Connaught Road, Central, Nos. 16, 18 and 19, ground floors; Nos. "16, 17 and 18, first floors; Nos. 15 and 16, second floors; Nos. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, third floors. Please apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Con- naught Road, Contral.
PACKING
We carry out every descrip- tlon of packing goods for overseas transport. Terms reasonable.
KIMOTO & CO.
42, Wellington Street. Tels. C.603 and 8257.
DAY, the 1st of August. ·
Hongkong, 28th July, 1927. CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
1
also
Old English Clocks by G. H. Bor rall and John Moore & Sons, Lon-
don.
One Old Grand Father Clock. One Safe by Milners.
and
One Safe by Herring Hall
vin.
and
Famous Pianist
"and
VERA MIROVA.
Premiere Danseuse
ONE CONCERT ONLY
Booking at Moutrie's Prices $3, $2 & ST.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
We are moving our Office Pre- Mar-mises as and from 1st August, 1927, to Prince's Building, ground floor, Ice House Street, (next Alexandra Cafe).
One Piano Planola by John Broadwood & Sons with lot of Music Rolls.
and
A Large Quantity, of Maiden Hair Fern and Plants in Pots. Catalogties will be issued.
On View from Monday, the 1st of August, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
CALDBECK MACGREGOR AND CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Con- panies Ordinance of Hongkong.),
PEAK CLUB.
The Annual General Meeting of Members will be held at the Peak) Club, on FRIDAY, 29th July, 1927, it & p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEŃ that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above named Com- pany will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder Building, sixth floor, Victoria in Colony of Hongkong, on the Wednesday, the 3rd day of August 1927, at 2.30 o'clock in the after- noon, for the purpose of consi- dering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution as an ex- traordinary resolution, namely:-- "That the capital of the Com- reduced from be pany
divided isito $6,050,000. 600,00 shares of $10.-- $3,000,000.- euch divided into 600,000 shares that und of $5.--cách,
Public Auction of the under-
It is hereby notified that the Buch reduction be effected by
Valuable Properties following persons have been ap- cancelling the capital which mentioned has been lost or is unrepre- Situate in the New Territories in pointed to hold office as from aented by available assets, to the Colony of Hongkong.
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 53 January 1st., 1927;- the extent of $5.-per share,
of the 589,578 on which is situated the Tei Wan upon each
Glass Factory. shares which have been issued and are now outstanding, and by reducing the nominal amount of all the shares in the
to
!
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
BY ORDER OF THE OWNER.
This Lot is situate at Kowloon Bay.
A Fish Pond situate at New Kowloon" Inland Lot No. 8 in the Company's capital from $10-New Territories.
to $5-per share, provided Lot Nos. 5908 and 5918 in Sur- always that such reduction vey District 1 in the New Terri- shall be without prejudice to tories (Agricultural Lots).
the Company's rights under
Article 32 of the Articles of Association to 'guc for and of calls recover all arrears now outstanding and due in respect of
forfeited Any shares." Should the above resolution be passed by the requisite majority It will be submitted for confirma- tion as a special resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting, to be held at the same place aforesaid on Wednesday, the 24th day of August 1927, at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, confirming such resolu- tion as a special resolution ac- cordingly.
By Order of the Board..
D. L. KING,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 19th July, 1927.
to be sold by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
on THURSDAY, the 15th September, 1927, at 3 o'clock p...
in Four Lots
by
Messrs. LAMMENT, BROS., Auctioneers.
At their Sales Room. 8, Duddell Street, Hongkong.
For further particulars and Conditions of sale apply to:--
Messre, HASTINGS, DENNYS AND HOWLEY, Vendor's Solicitors,
8, Des Voeux Road Central, or to
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers, No. 8, Duddell Street. Hongkong, 23rd July, 1927.
E. B. C. HORNELL,
Hon. Secretary,
THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO., LTD.
LOUIE WAI SUN, Managing Director. LOUIE LEUNG, Treasurer.
LAM MING FAN, Secretary.
L. G. CHONG, Manager.
Theatre Royal
A. Strok presents.
BENNO MOISEIWISTCH
THE WORLD RENOWNED
PIANIST
Saturday, August 6th. VARIED PROGRAMME Monday, August 8th. CHOPIN RECITAL
Each night at 9.15 p.m..
Booking now open at Moutrie's.
Prices $4, $3, & $2.
"MY MEDICINE!"
Baby's Own Tablets Are Child- hood's Most Useful Friend, and The Children Like Them.
Ailments of infancy and child- houd require spécial attention. To administer the wrong treatment may mean the permanent derange ment of the child's health. Baby's Own Tablets-easy to administer because the little ones like them- ca'n contracts be recognized by this. Company are virtually a specific for the ail, unless aigned by at least two of ments of childhood arising from derangement of the stomach and its Directors.
ad-intestines. They are guaranteed to contain no narcotics or other injurious drugs.
No
Purchase
All communications to be dressed to the Secretary.
By Order,
of the Board of Directors,
LAM MING FAN,
Secretary. Hongkong, July 18th, 1927.
POLAR CAKE
IT'S QUALITY THAT COUNTS
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Frum
INWARD MAILS:
Per
Europe via Negapatam, latters only,
London 80th Juna ...
Europe via Negipatam papers only
London, 30th Juno: ....
Siraits ...
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai
Oldenberg
.July 30,
Kum Sang
July 31.
Manlin
Pres. Madison
July 31,
Fincachor
July 1
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal
Pres. Polk
„August 1.
Pros. Picrec Emprens of Canada Kashgar
.August 1.
.August 1.
August 5.
Pres. Jackson
Empress of Russia Empress of Russia
..August 7. August .August 29.
Manila Shanghai
hai.
U.A.S., Canada, Japan and Shang- Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang-
hni Manila
For
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Por Sanning
Sam Shut and Wuchow Manila and Parcols for Górmany
via Hamburg Haiphong
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Japan
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
East and South Africa' Swalow, Amoy and Foochow
Hoihow and Pakhoi
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Formosa
Amoy..
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., *C, and S. Ameries, "Canada and Europe via San Francisco ......
Manta
Inihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Date.
Fri, July, 20, 4 pm.
Vogtland....Fri., July 29, 5 p.m. Song B....Fri., July 29, 5 p.m. Davike.....Sat., July 30, 8.30 am.
Hakusan Maru
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.Sat., July 30, Kowloon P. O. Registration ....Ba.. Lettors.........9 m. G. P. 0. Registration 8.45 am. Letters......0.30 h.. (Duo Marsailles 29th August). Bandong Maru
Canada Moru Haiyana Yan On Hozan Maru Oldenbung Kumaong
Sat., July 30, 10.30 p.m.
.Sat., July 30, 5 p.m. Sat.. July 30, 5 p.m. Sat, July 30, 5 p.m. .Sun., July 31, 9, Sun, July 31, 0am.
Man, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.
Pres. Madison......Mon., August 1.
Parcels
.10 p.m. Registration .11.15 a.m.
Letters
(Due San Francisco 25th August.) Pres. Polk.....Mon, August 1, neon: Menado Maru
Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E
Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Paul Lecat
S.
Manila
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe vin Vancouver, B.C, and Europe via Siberia
Swatow
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Sandakan Straits. Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Affen, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Manila
Tues., August 2, 8.30 a.m.
Tues., Aug 2. Kowloon 0. Registration....1 pint.. Letters...1,.p.m..
G. F. 0.
1.45 p.m.
Registration
Letters 2.30 p.m. (Dee Marseilles 3rd September). Fror. Pierce Tues., August 2, 4.30 p.m. Taikwa Maru
Wed.; August 3, 8.30a.m.
Parcels......2nd 5 p.m... Emp. of Canada ......Wed., Aug. 9, Registration..9.15 a.m. Letters.....10 am.
(Dus Vancouver, B.C., 21st August). Yuen Sang
Wed., Aug. 3, 10 p.m. Wed., Aug. 3, noon Fri, Aug. 5, 1.30 p.m..
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Kashgar
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Sat., Aug. C." I. P. O.
5th 4.30 p.m.
Registration 6th 9 am. Lotters...10 am..
G. P. O. Parcels...5th 5 pm... Registration 6, 9.45 pm. Lotters. 10.30 am. (Eue Marseilles, 4th September).
Machaon
Tues., August 8, K. P. O.
Registration.
Letters
G. P. O.
..1 p.m..
.1 p.m..
Registration ..1.45 a.m..
,2.30 p.m.
Letters
(Due Marseilles 10th September).
Empress of Russia
Tues, Aug. 2, 3.30 p.m.
*Correspondenco bearing vessel's name only.
WATER LEVELS.
REPORT FROM BLARD OF CONSERVANCY WORK OF KWANGTUNG.. WATER-LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEET.
Highest WL Lowest W.L
W. L. W. L
Place of Observation.
On
on
record
record
27/7
28/7
West River at Shiuhing North River at. Tsingyuen North River at Samshul East River at Sheklung
* For the 26th.
+412.0
0'
20.0* rising.
+-287
0'
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27'2
5'
13.6 rising
15.2
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8.8 rising
G.
R.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
FRAUDULENT CONVERSION.
On the 6th May, 1927, IU PO LUN, an "employee of the KIEN TJIANG HAN frm of 128 Wing Lok Street absconded from the above address, having on various dates prior to that date obtained large. sums of money from the said Firm by Fraud.
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IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that a warrant. has been legued for arrest of TU PO LUN and ✡ reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid by the undersigned. to any person giving Informa tion leading to the arrest and conyletion of the culprit,
Reward to be valid for months from July 1st, 1027.
Description. Tu Po Lan aged 31 years, 5 ft. 4. In: in. holght, very stout, short-sighted wears Ing glasses, speaks good English dressed in Europead. clothing, Hongkong Born parents natives of Pun U Dis- trict.
(Sd.) E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Polico.
C. I. D. Circular No. 2. Hongkong, 27th June, 1927: